New features make CFC donations quick, simple

The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas, which is underway now to Nov. 30, offers new features this year to make giving easier. Contributors wishing to donate with a credit card can access the electronic pledge card via the CFC-O Web site, www.cfcoverseas.org, and then click on the "Search & Pledge"

Hochspeyer Munitions Storage Area closes

After more than 50 years of U.S. munitions activity, the final ammo-laden truck leaves Hochspeyer Munitions Storage Area Oct. 12. The 435th Munitions Squadron maintained the geographically separated storage area, the Hochspeyer Munitions Annex, which is about 40 minutes east of Ramstein. The

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1st CMXS Dragons scale, gut radar

Airmen from the 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron scaled and gutted two high-towering weather radars, saving 288 work hours, more than $7,000 in TDY funds and approximately $1 million in contractor removal fees. The radars, located at Sembach and Katterbach, belonged to the 21st Operational

AADD saves

AADD saves - not just one at a time, but countless lives on unnumbered nights. Armed forces Against Drunk Driving started in the KMC in 2003, and is a successful program that potentially saved more than 1,600 lives in 2007 and more than 10,500 lives in total. AADD's goal is to prevent accidents, and

Reducing speed gains a valuable second

Recently, the KMC lost one of its valued Airmen as a result of an automobile crash. While traveling on a rural highway, the Airman lost control on a curve, left the highway and struck a tree. If he hadn't struck the tree, he would have gone down a steep embankment, which might have caused his

Lakenheath flightline turned into combat zone for exercise

More than 1,000 Liberty warriors participated in a local operations evaluation exercise from Oct. 16 to 18. Players in the exercise were evaluated by a team of about 40 people, 14 of which were augmented from Spangdahlem, Germany. The evaluators inspected the 48th Fighter Wing's NATO compliance. "It

U.S. Air Force assists in Darfur troop movement

The U.S. Air Force provided airlift support to 400 Rwandan Soldiers Oct. 20 who are supporting the African Union peacekeeping mission in the Darfur region of Sudan. The 786th Air Expeditionary Squadron includes Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, providing expeditionary airfield operations

Bitburg cross country team dominates homecoming race

BITBURG-MOETSCH, Germany - After an emotional beginning of the season, Bitburg High School runners Sandra Davidson, a junior, and Ryan Poock, a senior, secured their positions as two of the fastest runners in Europe at their home meet Oct. 13. The two set new course records during the cross country